Grant or payment · England

Species Recovery Programme / Species Survival Fund

Closed Wildlife and protected landscapes

Funding for projects to recover threatened species.

From: Natural England / Defra
How much: £60m over 3 years; up to £1.5m per project.
Who can apply: Invited project partnerships.
Closes: 27 February 2026

How to apply

Closed

Call for ideas closed November 2025; invited full bids closed 27 February 2026; 130 projects announced 8 July 2026. Species Survival Fund (Heritage Fund) has no current round found. Farmers can get species work through CSHT (PA7 plans, CSP actions) instead.

Official page Check if it fits my farm

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Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1. Always read the official page before you apply.